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It is with regret that T&S Plants/SWLC have parted company with Somerstock, following our discovery of historical financial problems within Somerstock.

For our customers, this is good news, since our prices were inflated by 25% to…

Rainy days

Posted by John Pickering on April 5, 2011 at 3:00pm

So yesterday, Monday evening, I did the rounds of my local area looking for prospective customers, handing out flyers to those people I saw out walking their dogs, running or just getting home with the shopping. Lots of gardens that need some…

Sunshine and Showers

Posted by John Pickering on April 1, 2011 at 11:10am

So there I was sitting in my garden admiring my handiwork and taking in the late afternoon sunshine and I thought to myself, "sod this lark....working all week and only having the weekend to do the garden" so I decided that it was about time I…

Marshalls 2010 Landscaping Southwest regional awards, Exeter,Devon.

Posted by Jackson's Landscape Design on December 8, 2010 at 11:00am

This year, 07/12/10, I found my self travelling up the A38 at 30 mph due to…

Hedgelaying In Cornwall.

Posted by Cornish Apple Trees on October 14, 2010 at 5:30pm

As previous blogs illustrate, the uniqueness of the Cornish Hedgerow is an essential ingredient to the Cornish Landscape in general. Modern history has seen many attempts to halt the demise of the hedges and subsequent…

Slope correction Newton Abbot, Devon

Posted by Jackson's Landscape Design on September 8, 2010 at 9:30pm

One man's problem is another man's treasure. The same can be said when the concept of landscaping a steep slope. These slopes in your gardens present a landscaping challenge.Before:

Should your…

Dry Stone Walling Cornwall. An engineering solution for bank stabilisation & drainage.

Posted by Sustainable Land Management on April 7, 2010 at 9:30pm

Dry Stone walling in Cornwall is enjoying a renaissance at the moment. Principally due to the costs compared with alternatives. An additional factor is that as the actual mechanics of these historic structures are being researched properly, (mainly…

Traditional Quay Construction in South West UK - Part II.

Posted by Sustainable Land Management on December 29, 2009 at 9:00pm

Further to last Quay construction blog this is the second quay.

In this one we had to construct…

Insurance Companies and the landscaping Industry

Posted by Sustainable Land Management on December 5, 2009 at 2:30pm

As traditional landscaping techniques creep into suburban areas or more often suruban areas creep into ex agricultural areas with elements of traditional landscaping maintained as features as prescribed by planning authorities and quite rightly.…

Retaining Stone Walls in Cornwall - Failure in Older Structures

Posted by Sustainable Land Management on November 18, 2009 at 7:30pm

Following the recent adverse weather some older Cornish retaining walls have collapsed and there have been several enquiries relating to this, there have also been some real problems for clients with regards dealing with the insurance companies.…

Tree Planting in Cornwall - The less publisiced factors to consider

Posted by Cornish Apple Trees on October 5, 2009 at 3:00pm

The Forestry Commission have a service available to all in helping to determine the correct species and more suitable areas in which to plant…

Quay Construction. Traditional quay build with dry stone in Cornwall

Posted by Sustainable Land Management on August 14, 2009 at 8:00pm

We are currently in the middle of two adjacent contracts constructing quays on the edge of the Fal estuary in Cornwall. When we first quoted and tried to gather as much information about quay construction…

Tree Surveys in Cornwall - Why Cornish trees are more special.

Posted by Tree Wise Cornwall on July 25, 2009 at 6:00pm

Cornwall has traditionally had the lowest percentage of tree cover in England, yet paradoxically has a very strong and well managed tree department, (under the new…

Sustainable Landscaping in the UK.

Posted by Sustainable Land Management on June 2, 2009 at 10:00am

The term 'Sustainable Landscaping' and a sustainable landscape thereafter can often be misinterpreted, principally because the use of the word sustainable has been slightly stretched beyond its dictionary entry for many business sectors, (a good…

Cornish Stone Walls - Pure Sustainability.

Posted by Sustainable Land Management on March 19, 2009 at 10:30pm

Following the recent forum post and given the increasing demand from both private and commerical clients, (the latter as a result of the UK's ratification of the EC Landscape Convention). It is worth gathering information on the history and…

Development on Contaminated Soils. Some Huge Cost Savings by Simple Landscaping Methods.

Posted by Sustainable Land Management on February 21, 2009 at 5:00pm

In Cornwall, as in some other post industrial sites in the UK and Europe, there are considerable areas of arsenic ridden soils, or other heavy metals.If you are building, be it a new conservatory through to an industrial warehouse, you may be asked…

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